Low temperature oxygen isotopic fractionation in the uraninite-UO3-CO2-H2O system

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2185-2197

  Fayek, Mostafa ^a   Kyser, T Kurtis ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SOLID SOLUTION; URANINITE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 0033931120     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00393-2     Document Type: Article

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